When Jennett Agnes Forsyth was born on 29 March 1842, in Plympton, Kent, Upper Canada, British North America, her father, Thomas Forsyth, was 28 and her mother, Isabelle Donald, was 23. She married James Alma Cunningham on 1 January 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 28 July 1894, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Scottish: variant of Forsythe .
History: The statesman John Forsyth (1780–1841) was born at Fredericksburg, VA, a descendant of James Forsyth, who came to VA from Scotland in 1680. John was in public service for 30 years as representative, US senator, governor of Georgia, minister to Spain, and secretary of state.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesI found this story on a disk in the records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It was in the hand writing of Thomas Robert Forsyth on 25 pages. It was black, scratched and very hard …
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